Cryptoclididae is a family of medium-sized plesiosaurs that existed from the Middle Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous. They had long necks, broad and short...
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Muraenosaurus, Cryptoclidus, Picrocleidus, Tricleidus, and others (the Cryptoclididae). In 1940 Theodore White published a hypothesis on the interrelationships...
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from Kimmeridge") is an extinct genus of plesiosaur from the family Cryptoclididae. Kimmerosaurus is most closely related to Tatenectes. There are very...
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dominant clade of plesiosaurs of the latter half of the Jurassic, the Cryptoclididae during the Bajocian. The Middle Jurassic saw the evolution of short-necked...
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unspecialized types which are limited to the Early Jurassic period; Cryptoclididae, (e.g. Cryptoclidus), with a medium-long neck and somewhat stocky build;...
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time. During the same time, approximately 160 million years ago, the Cryptoclididae were present, shorter species with a long neck and a small head. The...
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Plesiosauroids: Early Jurassic - Late Cretaceous Plesiosaurus Cimoliasauridae Cryptoclididae Cryptoclidus Microcleidus Muraenosaurus Elasmosauridae Elasmosaurus...
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